When it comes to subtly shading President Obama, Bill Clinton just can’t help himself
"Earlier this week, while speaking at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Washington state, former President Bill Clinton asserted that a vote for his wife, Hillary, would help America put “the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us and the seven years before that, where we were practicing trickle-down economics with no regulation in Washington…”
Beg your pardon?
Within hours of its first report, Angel Urena, a spokesperson for the former president, said that Clinton was referring to “Republican members of Congress” who “made it their number one goal to block Mr. Obama at every turn.” By the first day’s end, Clinton supporters on social media were citing Urena’s explanation as if it was the actual quote.
The problem with Urena’s defense is that Bill Clinton is a brilliant former lawyer, policy wonk and orator.
As a trial lawyer, I know that the best orators rarely slip-up rhetorically, rather, each word is carefully measured even when coming off the cuff. As such, I suspect that this was either a Freudian slip or a bold declaration of his true feelings."
And this is what I said from jump.
"The problem with the right wing conspiracy theory is that the words came from Clinton’s mouth—period. Clinton very easily could have said “the awful legacy of eight years of Republican obstruction.” But he did not say that and the very fact that he continued by also chiding “the seven years” under George W. Bush could lead one to conclude that deep down inside, Clinton is still unhappy about the results of the 2008 Democratic Primary where the upstart Barack Obama defeated not only his wife, but his own legacy."
http://thegrio.com/2016/03/23/bill-clinton-obama-comments-campaign/
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